Opportunity Information: Apply for L16AS00247
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- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BLM WY Special Status Species Populations and Habitat" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.231.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 08, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 02, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "BLM WY Special Status Species Populations and Habitat" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number L16AS00247) was a discretionary federal grant offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It was designed to support natural resource work in Wyoming focused on special status species, with an emphasis on building the information base BLM needs for effective land and wildlife management. The core purpose was to partner with local educational organizations and state entities to gather, compile, and improve data on wildlife and plant species, along with the habitats and ecological communities they depend on, so that BLM could better meet its resource management goals and objectives.
The funding was offered through a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in the project, such as helping shape study priorities, coordinating field efforts, integrating results into agency planning, or ensuring data meet BLM standards. The activity category was Natural Resources, and the program was associated with CFDA number 15.231. The solicitation anticipated making a single award, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $300,000, reflecting a project of meaningful scope but likely focused on targeted surveys, monitoring, habitat assessments, and related analysis rather than a large multi-award research portfolio.
Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, meaning the intended applicants were state universities, public colleges, and similar institutions capable of conducting scientifically sound field and analytical work. The opportunity was created on July 8, 2016, and had an original closing date of September 2, 2016. Overall, the grant supported applied conservation science: collecting and organizing population and habitat information for sensitive wildlife and plant resources in Wyoming, and translating those findings into usable inputs for BLM planning, management decisions, and long-term stewardship.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "BLM WY Special Status Species Populations and Habitat" grant opportunity?
This was a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It focused on natural resource work in Wyoming related to special status species and the habitats and ecological communities those species rely on.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number was L16AS00247.
Which federal agency offered this funding?
The funding was offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What was the main purpose of this opportunity?
The core purpose was to build and improve the information base BLM needs for effective land and wildlife management in Wyoming. This included gathering, compiling, and improving data on wildlife and plant species (including their populations) and on the habitats and ecological communities they depend on, so BLM could better meet resource management goals and objectives.
What types of work or activities did the grant support?
Based on the description, supported activities included applied conservation science tasks such as targeted surveys, monitoring, habitat assessments, and related analysis. A key emphasis was producing data products and information that could be translated into usable inputs for BLM planning, management decisions, and long-term stewardship.
What does "special status species" mean in the context of this opportunity?
The opportunity description indicates the work was focused on sensitive wildlife and plant resources in Wyoming. The goal was to improve population and habitat information for these special status species to support BLM management.
What geographic area was the focus of this grant?
The grant was focused on Wyoming.
What was the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category was Natural Resources.
What CFDA number was associated with this grant?
The program was associated with CFDA number 15.231.
What funding instrument was used for this opportunity?
The funding was offered through a cooperative agreement.
What is a cooperative agreement, and why does it matter for applicants?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in the project. In this case, it could include BLM helping shape study priorities, coordinating field efforts, integrating results into agency planning, or ensuring the resulting data meet BLM standards. This matters because the project would be carried out in close coordination with BLM rather than as a fully independent effort.
How many awards were expected to be made?
The solicitation anticipated making a single award.
What was the maximum award amount?
The maximum (ceiling) award amount was $300,000.
What does the $300,000 ceiling suggest about the project scope?
The description indicates a project of meaningful scope, but likely focused on targeted surveys, monitoring, habitat assessments, and related analysis, rather than a large multi-award research portfolio.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. This includes state universities, public colleges, and similar institutions with the capacity to conduct scientifically sound field and analytical work.
Were private universities or non-profits eligible to apply?
The eligibility listed was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. No other applicant types were described as eligible in the provided information.
What kinds of partners did BLM intend to work with under this opportunity?
The opportunity was designed to partner with local educational organizations and state entities to gather, compile, and improve species and habitat data for Wyoming.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on July 8, 2016.
What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date was September 2, 2016.
What outcomes was BLM looking for from funded work?
BLM was looking for improved population and habitat information for wildlife and plant species and the ecological communities they depend on, organized in a way that strengthens BLM's information base. The intention was for results to be integrated into BLM planning and used to support management decisions and long-term stewardship in Wyoming.
How would the results be used by BLM?
The description emphasizes translating findings into usable inputs for BLM planning and management. It also notes that BLM involvement could include integrating results into agency planning and ensuring data meet BLM standards, indicating the deliverables were meant to support real-world land and wildlife management needs.
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